If you’re looking in the low-$20,000 price bracket, the 2024 Hyundai Elantra is still an option.
New car prices aren’t quite as mind boggling as we saw a year or two ago, but inflation and high interest rates still make the experience harder on the wallet than it used to be. Nonetheless, there are still a few affordable small sedans out there, and the facelifted seventh-generation Hyundai Elantra is now available with updated pricing on the automaker’s retail site, as the folks over at Autoblog note.
Apart from the styling changes up front and at the rear, the 2024 Hyundai Elantra remains broadly the same as before. That’s hardly a letdown, though, since it was already a solid choice in its own right. This updated model brings a new grille and headlight design, reshaped fender and a new rear bumper design, for a start. Add to that new wheel designs, color options and a new 4.2-inch driver information screen for the base SE model, and this car will still feel distinctive among other options in the segment.
As is the Hyundai way, you get three trims with the restyled Elantra. SE kicks off the range, and will set you back $21,475 including the automaker’s $1,115 destination fee. That’s up $525 from before, which is a decent hike but not totally unexpected, given the styling updates.
What will sting a bit more is the mid-range SEL: It’s up $1,225 to $23,425 for the 2024 model year. At the top end, the Limited gets the smallest price hike of $115, for an asking price of $26,915 for the fully loaded version.
Powertrains remain the same across the Elantra lineup, with the gas versions getting a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine putting out 147 horsepower to the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission. The base SE gets slightly better estimated fuel economy at 36 combined mpg, while the SEL And Limited drop down to 34 mpg.
While Hyundai notes the 201-horsepower, 1.6-liter turbocharged engine will be an option, pricing is not available for the N Line model yet. We also don’t have pricing information for the 1.6-liter-backed Elantra Hybrid or the hottest version, the 2.0-liter turbocharged Elantra N packing 276 horsepower and 289 lb-ft of torque. Those models are still coming, and hopefully we’ll have an idea what they’ll cost (especially the N) soon.
